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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Handcrafted By God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,880 views

    Is God bending, shaping, or polishing me right now? What’s my attitude: Am I thanking and praising God, or am I complaining about the process? Trials are intended not to provoke us but to prove us. See the present from the perspective of the future. Look

    Opening illustration: The Steinway piano has been preferred by keyboard masters such as Rachmaninoff, Horowitz, Cliburn, and Liszt—and for good reason. It is a skillfully crafted instrument that produces phenomenal sound. Steinway pianos are built today the same way they were 140 years ago when ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    The Greatest Need

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 25, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,689 views

    With the USA disintegrating and the USA Church decaying - this message speaks to the greatest need of the day.

    The Greatest Need Romans 13:11-14 * Tonight, I desire to do 2 things which are seemingly opposite of each other. I want to speak to the ‘church’s greatest need’ and then do it in the ‘simplest of terms.’ * To title a message ‘The Greatest Need’ is to cause confusion because everyone in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of The Evangelist Series

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 3, 2011
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     | 8,021 views

    In terms of realized eschatology the kingdom has come, the kingdom is coming and the kingdom will co. Ezekiel's vision of the temple is a picture like that of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost and the results that followed.

    12.6.11 THE GIFT OF THE EVANGELIST INTRO Today is Pentecost Sunday -- the day in our Church calendar when we remember not so much the Jewish feast, but what took place on that most memorable of all Jewish Pentecost feasts -- the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. POINT Some of us may associate the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Circumcision Of The Heart"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,698 views

    A sermon which tries to address justification, sanctification and God's transforming salvific work in those who will respond to God's love.

    Deuteronomy 30:6, 11-14 Romans 10:5-15 “Circumcision of the Heart” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org How many times have you read about something someone did, whether it be in the newspaper or on the internet or maybe you ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Think Before You Speak - Sermon Body Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 53,685 views

    Using the letters T H I N K, we apply biblical truth related to our tongue. God has used this sermon in surprising ways. When I preach it, I use the five fingers of my hand to represent each letter of the alliteration. Some of our members have given feedb

    Using the acronym THINK, try to ask these 5 questions before you speak. T – True Is it True? Remember this rule about gossip: “The more interesting it is, the more likely it is to be false.” ILLUS: If I counsel a couple, and listen to only one side and then make my judgment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Pause Before You Act (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
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     | 8,270 views

    Following our series, THINK Before You Speak, this series carries the logic to our actions. Like the previous series, there are five points, corresponding to the fingers on the hand to be used as a mnemonic device. Solidly biblical and very practical.

    P-A-U-S-E Before You Act! Calvary Baptist Church July 10, 17, 31, August 7, 14, 2011 Proverbs 22:3 REVIEW: In a previous sermon series, we encouraged ourselves to T-H-I-N-K before we speak. In this message, we want to extend the technique to our actions. P-A-U-S-E before you act! T – Is it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Witnesses And Witnessing

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,469 views

    Jesus' 'Great Commission' applies to all; we must get up and get out and share our faith with the help and strength of God so that the number in 'the great cloud of witnesses' can increase and morality and behaviour in society be improved in ways that pol

    Hebrews 12: 1 Sermon: Witnesses and witnessing According to the Bible we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. I don’t think this means that we are living our lives on a stage and that the angels and all of God’s people who have died and gone to be with the Lord are up above ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "How Would You Answer This Question?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,786 views

    Who Jesus is to us is reflected by our lives.

    Matthew 16:13-28 “How Would You Answer This Question?” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org How many of you remember “pop quizzes” in school? And for those who are still in school, are you fond of “pop ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mark Jones avatar

    Don't Just Stand There Lookin!

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Aug 21, 2011
     | 7,418 views

    Ascension Sunday-Today is called “ascension” Sunday. Not long ago we celebrated Easter, and about forty days out from the Resurrection, we find in the Scriptures that Jesus left the Earth and ascended to Heaven in plain view of his disciples, who were eye

    Don’t Just Stand There Lookin! Acts 1:6-14 Act 1:6-14 (6) So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" (7) He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (8) But ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael Walther avatar

    Crossbearing

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,690 views

    Christians bear their crosses as Christ bore His for them.

    Crossbearing Matthew 16:21-28 NKJ From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Troy Campbell avatar

    How Big Is Your Giant?

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Oct 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,547 views

    Once we understand how big our God is and the covenant that we have with Him, the giants of life will diminish in comparison.

    Title: How Big Is Your Giant? Text: I Samuel 17:8-11 How do you kill a giant? How do you handle a problem that is so big, you cannot see beyond it? A problem that is so stubborn that it just will not go away? Day after day, as you look at that problem, it is like the devil himself is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The High Price Of Low Practice

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,365 views

    This message describes the devaluation of the Christian life in modern culture and how we can be restored from a place of backsliding.

    "The High Price of Low Practice" 1 John 1:5-10, Psalms 32: Scripture Reading 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." The question for us in the light of the context of our key verse is, can a Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Faithless Gideon

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 14, 2013
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     | 5,981 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you full of faith? Are you doubtful? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show faith in it's real sense. IV. TEXT: Judges 6:22 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) When Gideon realized that it wa

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you full of faith? Are you doubtful? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show faith in it's real sense. IV. TEXT: Judges 6:22 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Davon Huss avatar

    The Day Of Atonement

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2013
     | 8,820 views

    A taught this at a Wednesday night Bible study (Adapted from Dr. Leon Morris' book, The Atonement: It's Meaning and Significance, chapter 3 "The Day of Atonement))

    HoHum: What or who was a common scapegoat in your family? I have always loved to see the spring come each year, with all that it brings, with one notable exception—spring cleaning. Israel’s annual Day of Atonement was something like a spiritual spring cleaning. In one sense, Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Condemned By The Righteous" Series

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,907 views

    A sermon about overcoming fear.

    “24 Hours that Changed the World: Condemned by the Righteous” Mark 14:53-72 One day a bus driver was driving along his usual route. He didn’t have any problems for the first few stops; a few people got on and got off, and things went pretty smooth. At one stop, however, a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist